- Genesis 28:10
וַיֵּצֵא יַעֲקֹב מִבְּאֵר שָׁבַע וַיֵּלֶךְ חָרָנָה׃
Jacob left Beer-sheba, and set out for Haran.
Targum Onkelos
וּנְפַק יַעֲקֹב מִבְּאֵר שָׁבַע וַאֲזַל לְחָרָן׃
Yaakov left Beer Sheva and went toward Charan.
- Genesis 28:11
וַיִּפְגַּע בַּמָּקוֹם וַיָּלֶן שָׁם כִּי־בָא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ וַיִּקַּח מֵאַבְנֵי הַמָּקוֹם וַיָּשֶׂם מְרַאֲשֹׁתָיו וַיִּשְׁכַּב בַּמָּקוֹם הַהוּא׃
He came upon a certain place and stopped there for the night, for the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of that place, he put it under his head and lay down in that place.
Targum Onkelos
וְעָרַע בְּאַתְרָא וּבָת תַּמָּן אֲרֵי עָאל שִׁמְשָׁא וּנְסֵיב מֵאַבְנֵי אַתְרָא וְשַׁוִּי אִיסָדוֹהִי וּשְׁכֵיב בְּאַתְרָא הַהוּא׃
He reached the place and spent the night there because the sun had set. He took some of the stones of that place, and arranged them around his head, and lay down [to sleep] in that place.
- Genesis 28:12
וַיַּחֲלֹם וְהִנֵּה סֻלָּם מֻצָּב אַרְצָה וְרֹאשׁוֹ מַגִּיעַ הַשָּׁמָיְמָה וְהִנֵּה מַלְאֲכֵי אֱלֹהִים עֹלִים וְיֹרְדִים בּוֹ׃
He had a dream; a stairway was set on the ground and its top reached to the sky, and angels of God were going up and down on it.
Targum Onkelos
וַחֲלַם וְהָא סוּלְמָא נְעִיץ בְּאַרְעָא וְרֵישֵׁיהּ מָטֵי עַד צֵית שְׁמַיָּא וְהָא מַלְאֲכַיָּא דַּייָ סָלְקִין וְנָחֲתִין בֵּיהּ׃
He dreamed, and behold a ladder was set up on [planted in] the earth and the top of it reached toward heaven; and behold angels of Elohim were ascending and descending on it.
- Genesis 28:13
וְהִנֵּה יְהֹוָה נִצָּב עָלָיו וַיֹּאמַר אֲנִי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם אָבִיךָ וֵאלֹהֵי יִצְחָק הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה שֹׁכֵב עָלֶיהָ לְךָ אֶתְּנֶנָּה וּלְזַרְעֶךָ׃
And standing beside him was GOD, who said, “I am the ETERNAL, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac: the ground on which you are lying I will assign to you and to your offspring.
Targum Onkelos
וְהָא יְקָרָא דַּייָ מְעַתַּד עִלָּווֹהִי וַאֲמַר אֲנָא יְיָ אֱלָהֵיהּ דְּאַבְרָהָם אֲבוּךְ וֵאלָהֵיהּ דְּיִצְחָק אַרְעָא דְּאַתְּ שָׁכֵיב עֲלַהּ לָךְ אֶתְּנִנַּהּ וְלִבְנָךְ׃
And behold [the Glory of] Adonoy stood over him, and said, I am Adonoy, God of Avraham, your father, and God of Yitzchok. The land upon which you are lying, I will give to you and to your descendants.
- Genesis 28:14
וְהָיָה זַרְעֲךָ כַּעֲפַר הָאָרֶץ וּפָרַצְתָּ יָמָּה וָקֵדְמָה וְצָפֹנָה וָנֶגְבָּה וְנִבְרְכוּ בְךָ כׇּל־מִשְׁפְּחֹת הָאֲדָמָה וּבְזַרְעֶךָ׃
Your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south. All the families of the earth shall bless themselves by you and your descendants.
Targum Onkelos
וִיהוֹן בְּנָךְ סַגִּיאִין כְּעַפְרָא דְּאַרְעָא וְתִתַּקַּף לְמַעְרְבָא וּלְמַדְנְחָא וּלְצִפּוּנָא וּלְדָרוֹמָא וְיִתְבָּרְכוּן בְּדִילָךְ כָּל זַרְעֲיָת אַרְעָא וּבְדִיל בְּנָךְ׃
Your descendants shall be [many] as the dust of the earth. You shall spread [be strong] to the west, to the east, to the north and to the south. Through [Because of] you shall be blessed all the families of the earth, and through [because of] your descendants.
- Genesis 28:15
וְהִנֵּה אָנֹכִי עִמָּךְ וּשְׁמַרְתִּיךָ בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־תֵּלֵךְ וַהֲשִׁבֹתִיךָ אֶל־הָאֲדָמָה הַזֹּאת כִּי לֹא אֶעֱזׇבְךָ עַד אֲשֶׁר אִם־עָשִׂיתִי אֵת אֲשֶׁר־דִּבַּרְתִּי לָךְ׃
Remember, I am with you: I will protect you wherever you go and will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
Targum Onkelos
וְהָא מֵימְרִי בְּסַעֲדָךְ וְאַטְּרִנָּךְ בְּכֹל אֲתַר דִּתְהָךְ וַאֲתִיבִנָּךְ לְאַרְעָא הָדָא אֲרֵי לָא אֶשְׁבְּקִנָּךְ עַד דְּאַעֲבֵיד יָת דְּמַלֵּילִית לָךְ׃
Behold, I am with you [My Word is your support], and I will guard you wherever [every place] you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not forsake you until I have done that which I have spoken for you.
- Genesis 28:16
וַיִּיקַץ יַעֲקֹב מִשְּׁנָתוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר אָכֵן יֵשׁ יְהֹוָה בַּמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה וְאָנֹכִי לֹא יָדָעְתִּי׃
Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely GOD is present in this place, and I did not know it!”
Targum Onkelos
וְאִתְּעַר יַעֲקֹב מִשִּׁינְתֵיהּ וַאֲמַר בְּקוּשְׁטָא יְקָרָא דַּייָ שְׁרִי בְּאַתְרָא הָדֵין וַאֲנָא לָא הֲוֵיתִי יָדַע׃
Yaakov awoke from his sleep, and said, In truth, [the Glory of] Adonoy is [dwells] in this place, and I did not know it [would not have known it].
- Genesis 28:17
וַיִּירָא וַיֹּאמַר מַה־נּוֹרָא הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה אֵין זֶה כִּי אִם־בֵּית אֱלֹהִים וְזֶה שַׁעַר הַשָּׁמָיִם׃
Shaken, he said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the abode of God, and that is the gateway to heaven.”
Targum Onkelos
וּדְחֵיל וַאֲמַר מָא דְּחִילוּ אַתְרָא הָדֵין לֵית דֵּין אֲתַר הִדְיוֹט אֱלָהֵין אֲתַר דְּרַעֲוָא בֵּיהּ מִן קֳדָם יְיָ וְדֵין תְּרַע קֳבֵיל שְׁמַיָּא׃
He was afraid and said, How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of Elohim [not a regular place but a place where it is the will of Elohim to receive prayers], and this is the gate of [opposite] heaven.
- Genesis 28:18
וַיַּשְׁכֵּם יַעֲקֹב בַּבֹּקֶר וַיִּקַּח אֶת־הָאֶבֶן אֲשֶׁר־שָׂם מְרַאֲשֹׁתָיו וַיָּשֶׂם אֹתָהּ מַצֵּבָה וַיִּצֹק שֶׁמֶן עַל־רֹאשָׁהּ׃
Early in the morning, Jacob took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on the top of it.
Targum Onkelos
וְאַקְדֵּים יַעֲקֹב בְּצַפְרָא וּנְסֵיב יָת אַבְנָא דְּשַׁוִּי אִיסָדוֹהִי וְשַׁוִּי יָתַהּ קָמָא וַאֲרֵיק מִשְׁחָא עַל רֵישַׁהּ׃
Yaakov rose early in the morning and took the stone that he had placed at his head; and he set it as a monument, and poured oil on its top.
- Genesis 28:19
וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־שֵׁם־הַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא בֵּית־אֵל וְאוּלָם לוּז שֵׁם־הָעִיר לָרִאשֹׁנָה׃
He named that site Bethel; but previously the name of the city had been Luz.
Targum Onkelos
וּקְרָא יָת שְׁמֵיהּ דְּאַתְרָא הַהוּא בֵּית אֵל וּבְרַם לוּז שְׁמַהּ דְּקַרְתָּא מִלְּקַדְמִין׃
He named that place Beis Eil, but Luz was the original name of the city.
- Genesis 28:20
וַיִּדַּר יַעֲקֹב נֶדֶר לֵאמֹר אִם־יִהְיֶה אֱלֹהִים עִמָּדִי וּשְׁמָרַנִי בַּדֶּרֶךְ הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי הוֹלֵךְ וְנָתַן־לִי לֶחֶם לֶאֱכֹל וּבֶגֶד לִלְבֹּשׁ׃
Jacob then made a vow, saying, “If God remains with me, protecting me on this journey that I am making, and giving me bread to eat and clothing to wear,
Targum Onkelos
וְקַיֵּים יַעֲקֹב קְיָם לְמֵימַר אִם יְהֵי מֵימְרָא דַּייָ בְּסַעֲדִי וְיִטְּרִנַּנִי בְּאוֹרְחָא הָדָא דַּאֲנָא אָזֵיל וְיִתֵּין לִי לְחֵים לְמֵיכַל וּכְסוּ לְמִלְבַּשׁ׃
Yaakov made a vow, saying, If [the Word of] Elohim will be with me [my support], and guards me on this path that I am going, and gives me bread to eat and clothing to wear;
- Genesis 28:21
וְשַׁבְתִּי בְשָׁלוֹם אֶל־בֵּית אָבִי וְהָיָה יְהֹוָה לִי לֵאלֹהִים׃
and I return safe to my father’s house—the ETERNAL shall be my God.
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲתוּב בִּשְׁלָם לְבֵית אַבָּא וִיהֵי מֵימְרָא דַּייָ לִי לֶאֱלָהּ׃
And if I return in peace to my father’s house, and [the Word of] Adonoy will be my God;
- Genesis 28:22
וְהָאֶבֶן הַזֹּאת אֲשֶׁר־שַׂמְתִּי מַצֵּבָה יִהְיֶה בֵּית אֱלֹהִים וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר תִּתֶּן־לִי עַשֵּׂר אֲעַשְּׂרֶנּוּ לָךְ׃
And this stone, which I have set up as a pillar, shall be God’s abode; and of all that You give me, I will set aside a tithe for You.”
Targum Onkelos
וְאַבְנָא הָדָא דְּשַׁוִּיתִי קָמָא תְּהֵי דְּאֵיהֵי פָּלַח עֲלַהּ קֳדָם יְיָ וְכֹל דְּתִתֵּין לִי חַד מִן עַסְרָא אַפְרְשִׁנֵּיהּ קֳדָמָךְ׃
[Then] this stone which I have set [as] a monument will become a House of God [place where I will worship upon it before God], and of all that You give, I will surely give a tenth to [before] You.